StarRoc
StarRoc was an American entertainment company. The company operated a full service record label and music publishing house. It was founded in 2008 by American rapper Jay-Z and Norwegian record production team Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of the production duo Stargate.
StarRoc
- Name
- StarRoc
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- United States
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StarRoc was an American entertainment company. The company operated a full service record label and music publishing house. It was founded in 2008 by American rapper Jay-Z and Norwegian record production team Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of the production duo Stargate.
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Overview
The label was a 50/50 partnership between Stargate and Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company, which he signed in the same year to Live Nation. StarRoc, during its time, was headquartered at Jay-Z's recording studio, Roc the Mic, in Manhattan, New York City, United States. Both America's Got Talent contestant Alexis Jordan and songwriter Range were signed to the label.
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Key facts
• Name — StarRoc • Parent — Roc Nation • Founder — Jay-Z Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen • Status — Defunct • Distributor — Universal Music Distribution (Universal Music Group) • Genre — Dance-pop, electropop • Country — United States • Location — New York City, New York
Former artists
Former artists
• Alexis Jordan • Willie Jae
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Roc Nation Presents: Range (A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape) - Range (2010) • Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan (2011) • No Strings - Range (2011) (Shelved)
Singles
Singles
• "Ghetto Dance" (Featuring Rick Ross) - Range (2010) • "Happiness" - Alexis Jordan (2010) • "Good Girl" - Alexis Jordan (2011) • "Hush Hush" - Alexis Jordan (2011) • "Acid Rain" (Featuring J. Cole) - Alexis Jordan (2013) • "Gone" - Alexis Jordan (2014)
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2008
StarRoc established.
2008
StarRoc is recorded from 2008.
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- 1.Sisario, Ben. Jay-Z Starts New Label. The New York Times. 2008-09-19.
- 2.Hobbs, Linda. Jay-Z Launches New Record Label. Vibe. 2008-09-23.
- 3.Kaufman, Gil. Jay-Z Quietly Launches StarRoc Label With Norwegian Production Duo Stargate. MTV. 2008-09-23.
- 4.Cohen, Jonathan. Jay-Z, Stargate form label, publishing company. Billboard. Reuters. 2008-09-25.
- 5.Video: Range f/ Rick Ross - 'Ghetto Dance'. Rap-Up.
- 6.Meet Roc Nation's Latest Talent: "Range". August 3, 2010.
- 7.Independent artist Alexis Jordan. ELLE Canada.
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